Automobile direction indicator



May 15, 1923.

P. M. FLACK AUTOMOBILE DIRECTION INDICATOR Voriginal 'Filed Maron 25,

1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a 2D n 24 l nueizo SToPPI N6 MROUND r 'li-,455,581

PAUL M. n raoinor oGrnENsBUnQN-EW'YORK; i

' AUTOMOBILE ninncrron'riinron'rong' Original application filed March25, 1920, Serial No. 368,573.. '-Dividedand .this applicationiiledlJiii-iey 1,7,

V1921. Serial No. 478,350.

To allwhomtmayconcem. y

Beit lrnown' that PAUL-'M Fniioii, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Ogdensbiirg, in the county of St. Lawrence .and State'of NewYork, have invented cer- 'tain new and useful linproveii'ients in.Automobile Direction indicators; and I do hereby declare the'lfollowingto be a` full, clear, and :enact description of the invention, Such aswillV enable others skilled in the artvto which'it appertains to makeand use the saine. w f f This invention relates to new and 'usefulimprovements in .automobile direction indicators, and has forr itsprimary object the provision of a control ineanswhereby one of thecharacters-ofthe signal may be moved vand held in view through the sighti openings of the casing and which control means is equipped withcorresponding characters with those in thev casing, sothatthe operatorby the controlling means may read-l ily select a character to bedisplayed.

Another object of this invention is the'y provision of an automobiledirection indi.

cator of the above stated character which will be simple, ydurable andefficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively lowcost.-

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds7 the invention consistsk in certain novel featuresof construction, combination, and arrangement' of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed. v

For a complete understanding ofv my invention, reference is to be had tothey following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure lis a view illustrating my invention applied to a fragmentary portionfofan automobile,

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view` taken on the line 2 2v ofFigure l,

Figure 3'is a transverse sectional .view

taken on the line 3-3 of Figure i1,

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view `illustrating the manner of mountingthe controllingmeans on the instrument board of the automobile,

scale board. y l

Referring in detail to the drawings, vthe numeral 1 indicates a signalforming subject matter of my l"applicatiori` `hc'ereinbefo re:.fne'ntion'edI and vconsists of a: 'casing f2 hav-y ing'front and rear'sight. lopenings 3 through which various characters. 4 are (adapted toappear andr which arefcarried 5 naled in the casingvu2. The Adrfurn`isprfef-A mountedy ona shaft 6. Theshaft Gis jour-'l ierablyeonstructed' of glass Orsome'jother y pose land has opaquey\charactersjarranged"65 thereon. The vdrum 5 ishadapted. to"be,il` glaminated by a suitableilluniinating means arranged therein.`` `g suitablei'clainp 'S Iis carried bythe casing Qiandis` adapted to j gripthe automobile forI supporting the cas` ing at right angles thereto'.The inner forming a part ofthe operatingmeans 10 'y which includes asubstantially semi-circular v v75.

board ll'secured to a base12..v The b'ase 12 has formed thereon lugs 13to which. are pivoted arms 14. The other ends of the arms 14C` are,pivotallyv connected -to attaching brackets 14` which are secured in anydef vsired .manner to the instrument board 15 of .the automobile'. The"armsl `are arl.

ranged in pairs andcross eachother as.

clearly shown in the drawings andare provided with a series of openings16 any "of v .which are adapted to aline for receiving set.

bolts 17 whereby the anglezof the base- 12 may be varied in respect tothe linstrument the automobile is equipped with an inclinedy instrumentboard. l f 'y i f `One end of thev-board'jll has formed there? `oninwardly directed spaced teeth 18 to beengaged by `a 'dog or pawl 19secure-d tothe inner end of a plunger 2O which'is carriedby acontrolling lever `21. The controlling lever 21.*is seciired'to theshaft 6 adjacent 'the drinn and is provided with a slot 22 to permitmovement of the dog 19 by they plunger. A linger grip 23 is carriedbythe controlling lever 21 and is constructed from rubber or any othermaterial suitable for the purpose rand has located therein a bushping2eL which slidablysupports the plunger T20- An' expansion spring 25surroundslthe plunger and bearsvagainst the bushing and4 l v Figure 5 isa detail view illustrating the a spider 26 formed yin the controllinglever y.

for normallyurging the dog ,or pawl19 i into engagement withthe-teethofltlie board."v

a stop 27 adapted to limit the movement ter on the board, thecorresponding charac- ,"ter will 'appearin view through the sightopenings of thev casing 2. yVhat is claimed is :--y

" .'11, A direction indicator comprising a y base, a shaft carried bysaid base for operating ,an indicator having direction characters,aseml-cyllndrical vertically arranged L'scale board secured to saidbase, a controlling lever secured to the shaft and assofon the scaleboard.

fciated with the scale board, and means to ,positively lock saidcontrolling lever in alignment, with any one of the characters 2. Adirection indicator comprising a base,y

' lmeans permitting adjustment 'or said base relative to the objectonwhich the base is mounted, av shaft carried by said base for operatingan indicator having direction `characters thereon, a verticallypositioned scale board ycarried by said base,"characters on said scaleboard to correspond with the characters on the indicator, a controllever connected with the shaft and associated with the scale board, andmeans to lock said lever in alignment with any vof the characters on thescale board. y i

3m. A r.direction indicator comprisinga base, a shaft carried by saidbase-for operating an indicator having direction characters thereon, ascale board carried bysaid base,lcharacters on said scale board tocorrespond with the characters of the indicator, means associated withthe oharacterson 5 dicating characters on the'scale board, and i stopsformed above land belowthe indicating characters oiy the scale boardwherebyv to limitvthe movement of the operating arm.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

"PAUL M. FLACK. v

Y Witnesses:

`DAN1EL 0. Molos'rER,

JoHM M. BARR.-

